The effect of ovarian steroid deficiency on regeneration of oviductal mucosa following reconstructive surgery.
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In patients with distal tubal occlusion a microsurgical oviductal reconstruction is, apart from the in vitro fertilization, the only treatment option. Unfortunately, the results of reconstructive surgery are often unsatisfactory. The effects of sex steroids on the regeneration process after reconstructive surgery have not been well investigated. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of decreased concentrations of ovarian sex steroids (castration) on regeneration of the oviduct mucosa after the reconstructive surgery of distally occluded oviducts. The study was performed on 32 female rabbits that underwent unilateral oviduct ligature and resection of fimbriae. The occlusion lasted six (group I) or twelve weeks (group II). After this time the animals were re-operated, and allocated into 4 groups: castration with reconstructive surgery (IA, IIA), reconstructive surgery only (IB, IIB). After next six or twelve weeks the fallopian tubes were examined under light, scanning and transmission electron microscopes. An immunohistochemical reaction for Ki-67 proliferative antigen was also performed. Ovarian steroid levels were evaluated by radioimmunoassays. The castrated animals had significantly lower levels of estradiol, progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone than the control groups. Long lasting tubal occlusion caused pronounced histological changes of tubal mucous membrane (group II). In the rabbits with preserved ovaries and twelve-week long oviductal occlusion (group IIB), the regeneration of the distal end and restoration of fimbria were not complete twelve weeks after microsurgical reconstruction. In castrated animals with long-lasting occlusion (group IIA) the destructive changes, found in the mucosa of tubal ampullas of occluded oviducts before reconstruction, were still present and even intensified twelve weeks following reconstructive surgery. The castration hampered proliferation of the mucosa cells, thus no fimbriae were restored. Low levels of ovarian steroids were found to have adverse effect on fallopian tube regeneration following reconstructive surgery. The effect was noted even in cases with minor preoperative fallopian tube damage. Therefore, the treatment of concomitant endometriosis or uterine fibroids with GnRH analogues should not be recommended simultaneously with microsurgical tubal reconstruction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Reproductive biology
دوره 3 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003